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A form of debt investment that carries higher risk because of the likelihood that the issuer will default.

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

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A statement that summarises firm's expenses, costs, and revenues incurred during a time period. AKA income statement.

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..

A debt instrument issued by the UK government with a maturity of less than one year.